The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-21
Reasoner on Gibbs.
A CARD

A CARD.
Hon. 3. Gibbs.
DEAR SIR: In your address opening
the anti-prohibition campaign in Dal-
las, on last Saturday evening, you took
occasion to make such personal refer
cnces TO me as served to identify Inc
as the object of n considerable amount
of dcnunciation, the gist OF which
consisted in my having been resident
of Kansas. | take occasion to say here
that | was. until within few years
past. citizen of that most excellent
State, but more recently have been a
resid ent of California, and was there
during tie last presidential canvass
and conducted Democratic daily
paper in the interest Of Clevclands
election: though ! did not then sup
pose, as afterwards proved to be the
case, that Mr.. Blainc's defeat and Mr..
Cleveland's election would be COM
passed by the candidacy of my old
rimefriend, Ex-Gov. st. John.
came to Texas, rs went to Cali
ornia. primarily for the influence OF
climate, having suffered some from
bronchial affection that was not in
proved by sea air.
Having spent the greater part OF the
winter at Waco, in editorial work, |
concluded that this climate would ben
eft me, and some weeks since
located in Dallas in editorial con-
nection with the Prohibition Advocate
make these statements as an cxplana-
ton of my presence here as citizen
of this State, though am fully aware
that no such recital is necessary i'll
great State like Texas which wishes
to develop her grand resources by a
copious immigration.
The personal illusions in your
speech 10 which here refer were
family applauded by a class of men
who we're evidently very recent I'M
portations 10 our shores from foreign
lands. These, too, felt the inconsistent
CIV of the presence Of man supposed
IN be from Kansas. NV own ancestry
were sharers with Washington, from
the time of Braddock's defeat, through
the struggle for our heaven-born ill.,
dependence; and feel that have in
herited blood.bought birthright to
the enjoyments of the rights of life,
liberty, and the persuit of happiness,
throughout the whole of my country
am not informed as TO the whea-' =
bouts ofthe Gibbs family during the
revolutionary period that tried mems
souls. but have no doubt that their
title to citizenship is equally good.
Waving these considerations, how
ever. would say that | propose, in
the interest of the general welfare, to
review your Saturday evening speech
on next Tuesday evening, at the same
place aud time; and trust that you,
am. other members of the legal fra
ternity, of which am also member,
will find it convenient to he present.
assure you, sir, that | shall discuss
YOUR lecture in a spirit, rather more
than you exhibited, of that southern
hospitality which is so justly famous,
and which have had such abundant
reasons in the past TO apprecia c.
shall be pleased at almost any
time in the ntar future TO puoiclN
discuss with you, as the champion oil
the liquor traffic, the issues involved
| in the penGing amendment canvas,
/. ON a purely political non-partahin
aud legal standpoint You are well
come TO formulate your own PROPOSE
tlons 30 that they inc ude the prince
] Piles necessarily invol ed.
ss--~ae Respectfully. >.
! n 81. CALVIN REksosER,
/ Prohibition Advocate.